The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Crosses $400 Million At U.S. Box Office

On Thursday, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire became the second movie released in 2013 to cross $400 million at the U.S. box office. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire brought in $1.68 million at the U.S. box office on Thursday, bringing its total U.S. box office gross to $400.09 million.The Hunger Games: Catching Fire now only trails Iron Man 3 at the U.S. box office among 2013 films. Iron Man 3 grossed $409.01 million at the U.S. box office. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire crossed the $400 million threshold on its 42nd day of release. In comparison, Iron Man 3 crossed the $400 million mark on its 47th day of release.The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is on pace to surpass the U.S. box office of the original Hunger Games movie. The Hunger Games grossed $408.01 million total at the U.S. box office in 2012. In comparison to The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games didn’t pass the $400 million mark until its 80th day of release.At the worldwide box office, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has crossed the $800 million mark with $804.1 million total. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is ranked third at the worldwide box office, trailing only Despicable Me 2 and Iron Man 3.